1903 International Cross Country Championships

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{{Infobox XC Championships

|Name = 1903 International Cross Country Championships

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|Organisers = ICCU

|Edition = 1st

|Date = 28 March

|Host city = Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland {{flagicon|Scotland}}

|Location = Hamilton Park

|Nations participating = 4

|Athletes participating = 45

|Races = 1

|Distances = 8.5 mi (13.7 km)

|Website =

|Previous = 1898 Ville-d'Avray

|Next = 1904 St Helens

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The 1903 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 28 March 1903. A preview of the event{{Cite news |date = March 23, 1903 |title = Notes on sport - Athletics. An interesting departure in international sport will be witnessed at Hamilton Palace Grounds on Saturday, when the first of what we hope will be a long and brilliant series of contests between the cross-country elect of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales takes place... |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tN1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3638%2C7775917 |publisher = Glasgow Herald |page = 12 |accessdate = September 24, 2013}} and an appraisal of the results{{Cite news |date = March 30, 1903 |title = Notes on sport - Athletics. Describing the first international cross-country championship, decided at Hamilton Park on Saturday, is an easy task, indeed... |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ut1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673%2C8482485 |publisher = Glasgow Herald |page = 12 |accessdate = September 24, 2013}} appeared in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results,{{Cite web |last=Magnusson |first=Tomas |title=INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Glasgow Hamilton Park Saturday March 28, 1903 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1903S.html |publisher=Athchamps (archived) |accessdate=September 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051205022426/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1903S.html |archivedate=December 5, 2005}} medalists, {{Cite web |title = INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

| url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm |publisher = Athletics Weekly |accessdate = September 24, 2013}} and the results of British athletes{{Cite web |title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |publisher=IAAF |page=13ff |accessdate=September 24, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2013}} were published.

Medalists

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Individual
Men
8.5 mi (13.7 km)

|Alfred Shrubb
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

46:22.6

|Tom Edwards
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

46:56.6

|John Daly
{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}

47:10.2
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Team
Men

|{{flagcountry|England}}

25

|{{flagcountry|Ireland|1783}}

78

|{{flagcountry|Scotland}}

107

Individual Race Results

=Men's (8.5 mi /13.7 km)=

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! Rank

AthleteNationalityTime
align=center| {{gold1}}Alfred Shrubb{{flagcountry|ENG}}46:22.6
align=center| {{silver2}}Tom Edwards{{flagcountry|ENG}}46:56.6
align=center| {{bronze3}}John Daly{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}47:10.2
align=center|4Albert Aldridge{{flagcountry|ENG}}47:10.2
align=center|5Sidney Robinson{{flagcountry|ENG}}47:21
align=center|6W.A. Mercer{{flagcountry|ENG}}47:37
align=center|7Harry Lawson{{flagcountry|ENG}}47:50
align=center|8Tom Hynes{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}47:58
align=center|9J. Thomas{{flagcountry|ENG}}48:10
align=center|10James Crosbie{{flagcountry|SCO}}48:47.4
align=center|11George Smith{{flagcountry|ENG}}48:51
align=center|12Jack Marsh{{flagcountry|WAL}}48:54
align=center|13J. Creedon{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}49:00
align=center|14John Ranken{{flagcountry|SCO}}49:08
align=center|15Charlie Silsby{{flagcountry|ENG}}49:14
align=center|16Pat Whyte{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}49:18
align=center|17James Ure{{flagcountry|SCO}}49:25
align=center|18Frank Curtis{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}49:26
align=center|19D.G. Harris{{flagcountry|WAL}}49:40
align=center|20P.J. McCafferty{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}49:41
align=center|21T.C. Hughes{{flagcountry|SCO}}49:51
align=center|22James Reston{{flagcountry|SCO}}49:59
align=center|23Thomas Mulrine{{flagcountry|SCO}}50:02
align=center|24James Hosker{{flagcountry|ENG}}50:22
align=center|25Arthur Turner{{flagcountry|WAL}}50:25
align=center|26Hugh Muldoon{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}50:38
align=center|27Albert Palmer{{flagcountry|WAL}}50:42
align=center|28Robert Davies{{flagcountry|WAL}}50:45
align=center|29Ernest Thomas{{flagcountry|WAL}}50:47
align=center|30Fullerton Wilson{{flagcountry|SCO}}50:50
align=center|31Pat Hehir{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}50:51
align=center|32Rhys Evans{{flagcountry|WAL}}50:58
align=center|33Albert Horne{{flagcountry|ENG}}51:16
align=center|34Tom Johnston{{flagcountry|SCO}}51:18
align=center|35Robert Pugh{{flagcountry|WAL}}51:30
align=center|36Allan Rees{{flagcountry|WAL}}52:01
align=center|37W. Davies{{flagcountry|WAL}}52:01
align=center|38W. Grail{{flagcountry|WAL}}52:33
align=center|39Thomas Baggs{{flagcountry|WAL}}52:44
align=center|40James Butters{{flagcountry|SCO}}52:57
align=center|41Alex Kinnaird{{flagcountry|SCO}}53:02
align=center|—Phil Randles{{flagcountry|ENG}}DNF
align=center|—William Robertson{{flagcountry|SCO}}DNF
align=center|—Robert Frew{{flagcountry|SCO}}DNF
align=center|—Tom Hamilton{{flagcountry|IRE|1783}}DNF

Team Results

=Men's=

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! Rank

CountryTeamPoints
align=center|1align=left | {{flag|England}}align=left | Alfred Shrubb
Tom Edwards
Albert Aldridge
Sidney Robinson
W.A. Mercer
Harry Lawson
25
align=center|2align=left | {{flag|Ireland|1783}}align=left | John Daly
Tom Hynes
J. Creedon
Pat Whyte
Frank Curtis
P.J. Mccafferty
78
align=center|3align=left | {{flag|Scotland}}align=left | James Crosbie
John Ranken
James Ure
T.C. Hughes
James Reston
Thomas Mulrine
107
align=center|4align=left | {{flag|Wales}}align=left | Jack Marsh
D.G. Harris
Arthur Turner
Albert Palmer
Robert Davies
Ernest Thomas
140

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 4 countries.

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  • {{ENG}} (12)
  • {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} (9)
  • {{SCO}} (12)
  • {{WAL}} (12)

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See also

References